Stórgjöf
Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórgjöfMeaning of Old Norwegian word "stórgjöf" (or stórgjǫf) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- stórgjöf (stórgjǫf)
- stórgjöf, f. stor, betydelig Gave; um váriteptir gaf Hákon jarl Sigmundi stór-gjafir, áðr þeir skildu Fm. II, 11719;Magnúsi konungi líkaði ílla stórgjafirþær, er H. konungr hafði gefit bóndumtil vinsælda sér Fm. VII, 218; svá varákaft um vináttu þeirra, at hvárir buðuöðrum heim hvert haust ok gáfu stór-gjafir Nj. 98 (15127).
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, stórgjöf may be more accurately written as stórgjǫf.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚱᚵᛁᚯᚠ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- Feminin.
- m.
- Masculin.